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How different from pacemaker patients are recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators with respect to psychosocial adaptation, affective disorders, and quality of life?

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  • F Duru aArrhythmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistr 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland, bDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, cDivision of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • S Büchi aArrhythmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistr 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland, bDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, cDivision of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • R Klaghofer aArrhythmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistr 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland, bDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, cDivision of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • H Mattmann aArrhythmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistr 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland, bDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, cDivision of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • T Sensky aArrhythmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistr 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland, bDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, cDivision of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • C Buddeberg aArrhythmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistr 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland, bDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, cDivision of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • R Candinas aArrhythmia Unit, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rämistr 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland, bDepartment of Psychiatry and Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, cDivision of Neurosciences and Psychological Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, West Middlesex University Hospital, Middlesex, UK PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Dr Durufirat.duru{at}dim.usz.ch
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Duru F, Büchi S, Klaghofer R, et al
How different from pacemaker patients are recipients of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators with respect to psychosocial adaptation, affective disorders, and quality of life?
Heart 2001;85:375-379.

Publication history

  • Accepted January 10, 2001
  • First published April 1, 2001.
Online issue publication 
January 09, 2022

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